Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container

If you’ve ever run into issues accessing your local development server from inside a Docker container, you’re not alone. Many developers face challenges when their application running in a container needs to interact with services running on their host machine. *Luckily, Docker provides a simple way to do this: * host.docker.internal *

Feb 21, 2025 - 17:50
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Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container

If you’ve ever run into issues accessing your local development server from inside a Docker container, you’re not alone.

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Many developers face challenges when their application running in a container needs to interact with services running on their host machine.

*Luckily, Docker provides a simple way to do this: *

host.docker.internal

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